Name: Brian Dawson
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 3/4/2013 - 3/8/2013
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Ethics, Morals, Law, US
5.1.C.A Analyze the purposes functions
of lawArticle, Amendment, Criminal
Constitution,
Choose a PA Standard:
Law, Civil Law, Torts, Trials, Contracts
Choose a PA Standard:
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: define morality
define ethics, make ethical decisions
Complete Guided Notes from the book involving legal concepts
and vocabulary
make and share journal entries based on Business Law concepts
Analyze Business Law video clips
Do appropriate internet research related to content of Business
Law
Essential Questions: What is morality?
What are ethics?
How do we make ethical decisions?
How does ethics effect society?
What is "The Golden Rule?"
What is an article of the US Constitution?
What is an amendment to the US
Constitution?
What is criminal law?
What are some problems in society?
What is civil law?
What is a tort?
What is negligence?
What is jurisdiction?
What is evidence?
What is a trial?
What is a contract?
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Guided Notes, Journal Entries, Share Journal Entries, Quizzes, Tests, Research Projects
Length of Lesson: 3 days
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Morality,
Ethics, Laws and Society, Making Ethical
Decisions, Understanding Criminal Law & Civil
Law, Trials
Vocabulary: Morality, Ethics, Society, Laws,
Greatest Good, Golden Rule, Constitution,
Article, Amendment, Criminal Law, Assault,
Burglary, Misdemeanor, Felony, Murder, Rape
Larceny, Robbery, Arson, Degree, Crimes Against
People, Crimes Against Property, Business
Crimes, White-collar crimes, Defenses, Society,
Domestic Abuse, Vandalism, Shoplifting,
Delinquent Child, Unruly Child, Tort, Intentional
Tort, Negligence, Nuisance, Duty of Care, Breach
of Duty, Strict Liability, Lawsuit, Injunction,
Remedy, Jurisdiction, Federal Courts, State
Courts, Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Trial
Procedures, Evidence, Jury, Arrest, Arraignment,
Indictment, Grand Jury, Testimony, Contract,
Offer, Acceptance, Genuine Agreement
Other Evidence: teacher
observations
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Folders, Guided Notes, Business Law PPTs, Business Law Video
Formative Assessment(s):
clips
#1. Graphic Organizers
CONTENT AREA READING: Summarize the key skills learned in the lesson.
#2. Summarizing New Skills
#3. Summarizing Key Concepts
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) Self Paced Learning, Individualized Instruction
Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Graphic Organizers
Others:
Describe usage:
Scaffolding used:
#1. Build Vocabulary
#2 .
Build on Prior Knowledge
Others:
Describe usage:
#4. Open Ended Questions
#5. Peer Tutoring
#6. Choose assessments:
Procedures
Monday
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Administer Ch.8 Day 1
Notes - Genuine
Agreement
 Discuss legal concepts
and vocabulary terms
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 Discuss and analyze
current events in the law
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Assignments
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Tuesday
Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Administer Ch.8 Day 2
Notes - Genuine
Agreement
Discuss legal concepts and
vocabulary terms
Discuss and analyze current
events in the law
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Complete Ch.8 Notes Day 2
 Discuss legal concepts and
vocabulary terms
 Discuss legal concepts and  Discuss and analyze current
vocabulary terms
events in the law
 Complete Ch.8 Day 1
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Notes
 Discuss and analyze
current events in the law
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Wednesday
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Administer Ch.8 Day 3
Notes - Genuine
Agreement
 Discuss legal concepts
and vocabulary terms
Thursday
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 No Class - Parent - Teacher
Friday
 Journal Check: Literacy Vocab
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 No Class - Teacher Inservice
Conferences
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 Discuss and analyze
current events in the
law
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 Complete Ch.8 Notes
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Vocab credit
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Day 3
 Discuss legal concepts
and vocabulary terms
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 Discuss and analyze
current events in the
law
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I updated my teacher website.
 Show Journal for Literacy
I updated my grades on edline.